Ian McKellen Reveals the Secret to the Best Scrambled Eggs in the World

Ian McKellen is a man of many talents, but did you also know that he can make the best scrambled eggs in the world?

The chef extraordinaire took to Facebook on Thursday to promote his role as an aging Sherlock in the recently released Mr. Holmes (a performance that's already garnering Oscar buzz) to share his stepmother's special recipe (which, incidentally, sounds quite a bit like Gordom Ramsay's famous scrambled eggs). According to McKellen, these scrambled eggs "will never separate" and will be "exactly the way you want them to be," which sounds quite a bit like the perfect family.

Ian McKellen's Scrambled Eggs on Toast "Live from Chateau Marmont in Hollywood," I scramble up the best eggs in the world for my Facebook followers, to celebrate the success of my new film "Mr. Holmes." Posted by Ian McKellen on Thursday, 23 July 2015

Here are some key things we learned

1) Mix everything directly in the pan.

2) Use a saucepan, not a frying pan, so they don't cook too quickly.

3) Never wrap up toast. Never. Invest in a toast rack and keep the toast upright so as not to release the water vapor.

Of course, it's worth watching the video just to listen to McKellen's sonorous voice and eloquent narration, which render his scrambled eggs description tantamount to a trip to theater.